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Is the UK playing a double game in Sudan and Somalia?
In December, as it often has during the ongoing war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the British government…
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Why the UAE has incurred the wrath of Somalia
For weeks, Somalia has been engaged in intense diplomatic efforts to rally international support after Israel recognised its breakaway…
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Turkiye’s Erdogan calls Israel’s Somaliland recognition ‘unacceptable’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned Israel’s decision to recognise Somaliland as a sovereign state, calling the move…
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Any Israeli presence in Somaliland will be a ‘target’: Houthi leader
The leader of Yemen’s Houthi rebels has warned any Israeli presence in Somaliland would be considered a “military target”, in the latest…
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The Red Sea strategy: What does Israel stand to gain from recognizing Somaliland?
Some may see it as creating a new era of international competition in the Horn of Africa - but the real issue is it may appear more of a…
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What to know about pirates off the Somali coast who have hijacked a tanker
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Pirates off the coasts of Somalia have hijacked a commercial vessel for the first time in 18 months, raising fears…
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Attackers target ship off Somalia’s coast amid piracy resurgence
Attackers firing machineguns and rocket-propelled grenades have boarded a ship off the coast of Somalia, United Kingdom officials say of…
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Somalia to increase Swahili teaching to boost East African ties
Somalia is to introduce Swahili, the lingua franca of East Africa, to its national curriculum, the president has announced. English is…
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Al-Shabab militants dress as soldiers to storm Somali jail
Seven al-Shabab militants who attacked a high-security prison in Somalia's capital have all been killed, the country's government has…
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An African Union military aircraft crashes in Somalia's capital
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A small military aircraft serving the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashed Wednesday at the…
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Ugandan military helicopter crashes at Somalia airport, official says
A Ugandan military helicopter with eight people on board has crashed at the main international airport in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, an…
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The women at the centre of Somalia's construction boom
Construction is booming in Somalia's capital city and as Mogadishu literally rises from the ashes of its violent past it is also giving…
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Nairobi court finds 2 men guilty of aiding al-Shabab militants in 2019 hotel attack
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Two Kenyan men charged with facilitating the 2019 attack on a luxury hotel complex that left 21 people dead were…
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Ethiopia and Somalia vow to strengthen ties
The diplomatic dispute between Ethiopia and Somalia that had led to tense regional relations has been resolved, Somalia's foreign minister…
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This Somali migrant watched others around her die at sea. But she wants to try again for Europe
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Idil Abdullahi Goley’s journey seeking a better life in Europe started in Somalia with a $6,500 payment to local…
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Somali piracy 2.0 - the BBC meets the new robbers of the high seas
Two Somali fishermen wearing big scarves over their heads to hide their faces glance around furtively as they walk into the room for a…
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Ethiopia and Somalia agree to end bitter Somaliland port feud
Ethiopia and Somalia have agreed to end their bitter dispute over Addis Ababa's plans to build a port in the breakaway republic of…
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Migrants who survived Madagascar boat tragedy arrive back in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Nearly 50 survivors of a migrant boat tragedy last month that left 25 people dead in the Indian Ocean off…
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Somalia says 24 people have died after 2 boats capsized in the Indian Ocean
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Twenty-four people died after two boats capsized off the Madagascar coast in the Indian Ocean, Somalia's…
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Somaliland opposition leader wins presidential election
The opposition leader of the self-declared republic of Somaliland, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, has won the territory’s presidential…
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Germany, Somalia agree to step up deportations
Germany and Somalia are to cooperate on stepping up the deportation of migrants from the East African country. After a meeting with Somali…
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Risking death to smuggle alcohol past Somali Islamists
Alcohol smuggler Guled Diriye is exhausted. He has just returned from his trip transporting contraband from the Ethiopian border. The…
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Eritrea, Egypt and Somalia cement 'axis against Ethiopia'
The leaders of Egypt, Somalia and Eritrea – countries which all have strained relations with Ethiopia – have been meeting in the Eritrean…
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Dozens of migrants still missing off Djibouti's coast after smugglers forced them out of boats
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Rescuers searched Thursday for dozens of migrants from Africa still missing after smugglers apparently forced…